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· 11/15/1856

Levistones v. Brady

Citations

  • 11 La. Ann. 696

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  • “[T]he reference to innocent or legitimate purpose does not delineate the ele- ments of the offense; rather, it is a reference to the surround- ing circumstances [which] may so belie or contradict the language of the declaration as to reveal it to be a mere jest or idle banter”

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Judges: Merrick

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